Award-winning solo violinist Ariel Horowitz combines classical excellence with a passion for social impact. Ariel’s use of electronic elements in their original compositions makes them a rare and dynamic artist in the world of chamber music.

Free community event!

Please join us for the 2024 Intersections series presented by Strings Music Festival and the Steamboat Art Museum, where classical music and art converge. These free events are open to music lovers of all ages. The first performance features award-winning solo violinist Ariel Horowitz. Hailed by The Washington Post as “sweetly lyrical”, Horowitz has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world and premiered her original pieces for violin and voice. Horowitz serves on the faculty of Mount Holyoke College as a Professor of Violin and Chamber Music and is the founder of The Heartbeat Music Project, a tuition program for K-12 children living in the Navajo Nation. 

Doors open at 5:30. The performance begins at 6:00 and is followed by a Q&A session. All Intersections performances take place at the Steamboat Art Museum. Space is limited.

 

Experience the electrifying duo of violinist Strauss Shi and guitarist TY Zhang as they captivate audiences with their genre-blending, cross-era chamber music. 

Free community event!

Please join us for the 2024 Intersections series presented by Strings Music Festival and the Steamboat Art Museum, where classical music and art converge. These free events are open to music lovers of all ages. The second performance features ArcoStrum, the award-winning duo of violinist Strauss Shi and guitarist TY Shang. ArcoStrum is committed to pushing boundaries and redefining the 12st-century violin-guitar art form, presenting a new chamber music that is mixed-genre, multicultural, and cross-era. 

Doors open at 5:30pm. The performance begins at 6:00pm and is followed by a Q&A session. All Intersections performances take place at the Steamboat Art Museum. Space is limited.

Celebrating 15 years of groundbreaking performances, the all-reed ensemble Akropolis Quintet is acclaimed for their bold programming, genre-blending new works, and rich community engagement.

Free Community Event

Please join us for the 2024 Intersections series presented by Strings Music Festival and the Steamboat Art Museum, where classical music and art converge. These free events are open to music lovers of all ages. The second performance features the all-reed ensemble Akropolis Quartet. Celebrating their 15th year as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine), Akropolis has “taken the chamber music world by storm” (Fanfare). As the first reed quintet to twice grace the Billboard Charts (2021, 2022), the untamed band of 5 reed players and entrepreneurs are united by a shared passion: to make music that sparks joy and wonder. 

Doors open at 5:30. The performance begins at 6:00 and is followed by a Q&A session. All Intersections performances take place at the Steamboat Art Museum. Space is limited.